Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] Can't even get Hello World to work

[Detlef Lindenthal <detlef@lindenthal.com>]

Joseph Erickson wrote:

> Re-Yo Joe:
>
> I was told by my admin that the ssi's were turned on, but I don't
> know for sure. I believed him because I have another cgi-type
> program, namely:
>
>      http://www.sperling.com/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.pl
>
> --- and that is running just fine.
>
> Now, the only differences I see between the two different programs
> are: a) One is a ".cgi" and the other is a ".pl" (but, both they're
> both text); b) And, the calendar program isn't being called by an
> html document and the "hello.cgi" is.
>

>From grey-times-before-everything I remember: there is a config file that tells
somewhom what to do with .pl and .cgi files (ignore them or calculate them ...);
and .cgi and .pl use to have distinct configuration lines.
Some other consideration: Executable files have to (in most cases) reside within
the cgi-bin-folder or within a folder within the cgi-bin-folder.

If one thing works and the other thing does not ... if it were my work, I would
try an approach ITEM BY ITEM, and I am sure I would find out what are the
conditions Perl does and does not like.

Nun streng Dich mal 'n büschen an, Du schaffst das schon! Bist ja schon groß.


Detlef Lindenthal <detlef@lindenthal.com>


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